This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jones1025 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.delaware.counties.sussex/1309.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I misspoke I should have said tax lists haven't been very helpful in my Willey relationship search As to the land that William Willey et al sold to Wim Burroughs that was land that Ann Smith and her sisters inherited from their mother Bridget Tilney Smith - Nehemiah was Bridget's brother and died intestate without issue.. One problem with finding out which William Burroughs bought the land is the Burroughs family in Sussex seems to have avoided wills and the Sussex Orphan's court is full of dealings with their lands -- the second problem is the Burroughs seem to have as many Williams, Johns, Boazs, and Benjamins as the Willeys have Williams, Johns and Absaloms. That being a given I have a tendency to agree with you that William may be the son of John -- according to John and Elijah's estates William did not live in the Monongalia or Red Stone area at the time of Elijah's death and it appears he was in De. There are several connections between Burroughs and Willeys including the fact that land belonging to both Levin Willey and William Willey bordered on the land of Warren Burroughs and Warren Burroughs was married to Priscilla Polk Willey, the widow of John Willey of Somerset [ his land was probably in that gray area of Sussex claimed by both Md. and De. before 1759] A slight change of subject but still dealing with Willeys and Sussex -- do you have the date and place of the marriage of Caleb Davis and Leah Basnett ? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.